A fundamental lack of trust is at the heart of Australian politicians’ extremely poor reputation. It is the main reason why people’s opinions about their elected representatives have mutated from healthy…

The release of political donation data from 2011—2012 has predictably generated headlines about who paid what to which Australian political parties over the past year. In line with the Commonwealth Electoral…

Around half a billion dollars will be cut over four years from a program that supports Australian research, the MYEFO showed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/countydurhamdc/October 22, 2012

Today the Prime Minister will announce the government’s full policy response on schools funding, following the Gonski report earlier this year. The Gonski report recommended a funding boost across the…

The debate around teacher quality should be informed by research, not hunches and misinformation.
Teacher image from www.shutterstock.comAugust 31, 2012

All we seem to hear about these days is failing teachers in failing schools. Those from business, government and the field of economics have all weighed in, criticising teachers, teacher educators and…